Russia
Russia widens its tax net as war spending drains financial buffers
Mining profits, investment income, online imports and foreign-company assets are targeted as the budget deficit exceeds revised plans.
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Russia
Asia
Armenia frames regional trade as a practical guarantee of peace with Azerbaijan
Ararat Mirzoyan argues that rail links, reciprocal markets and US-backed investment can make renewed conflict economically costly for every participant.
Europe
EU presses partners as Ukraine faces a €70bn funding gap in 2027
Non-EU pledges for next year have fallen to €4bn from €19bn, forcing Brussels to weigh joint debt and a larger European burden.
Africa
North Africa outlook points to converging political, economic and security strains
Protests in Tunisia, division in Libya, fiscal pressure in Egypt and a Sahel emergency are interacting with sharper competition among outside powers.
Russia
Russia's wealthiest provide over 1% of state spending through wartime donations
Budget documents show 471 billion roubles in so-called voluntary contributions after a March meeting with Vladimir Putin, helping limit a deficit swollen by wartime costs.
Oceania
Pacific pre-COP puts island climate demands on stage despite thin global turnout
Leaders will meet in Tuvalu and Fiji to defend the 1.5°C goal, ocean protection and resilience finance, but only five leaders from outside the Pacific bloc are confirmed.
China
Kazakhstan plans $327 million expansion of oil pipeline routes to China
KazTransOil intends to expand the Kenkiyak-Atyrau and Kenkiyak-Kumkol links through 2030, raising their combined annual capacity to 35 million tons and strengthening the eastbound route.
China
China sets 2030 targets for 'little giants' in drive for jobs and technological autonomy
A five-year plan issued by ten central agencies will channel research programs, bank credit, market financing and long-term capital toward specialized small firms, with measurable 2030 targets.
Africa
UN investigators map foreign networks sustaining Sudan's war
A UN fact-finding mission linked companies and personnel across several countries to weapons, financing, logistics and contractors serving Sudan's warring forces, and urged a wider arms embargo.
Brazil
US funding clears path for acquisition of Brazil's Serra Verde rare-earth mine
USA Rare Earth secured $1.5 billion to buy Brazil's only operating rare-earth mine, including $750 million from the US government and a five-year supply commitment.
Brazil
Lula campaign recasts agribusiness as central to Brazil's growth and trade
The president's new platform gives agribusiness a more explicit economic role than in 2022, promising easier credit, diversified financing, technology and greater value added to exports.
Brazil
Brazil's Rare Earth Strategy Moves Into Policy Design
A new final report prepared to support Brazil's National Rare Earth Strategy places the country's mineral agenda within the contest for higher value-added supply chains.